Table 1.
Maximum speeds and extrapolated VO2Peak between body mass index groups
| College | High School | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean | SD | F | P | N | Mean | SD | F | P | ||
| Yards/s | Normal | 17 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 16.5 | 0.001a | 23 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 9.5 | 0.001a |
| Overweight | 43 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 16 | 3.7 | 0.5 | |||||
| Obese | 27 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 9 | 3.1 | 0.5 | |||||
| Total | 87 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 48 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.109 | ||||
| Time to run 1 mile | Normal | 17 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 18.1 | 0.001a | 23 | 7.7 | 0.6 | 8.5 | 0.001a |
| Overweight | 43 | 7.6 | 0.8 | 16 | 8.0 | 1.5 | |||||
| Obese | 27 | 8.8 | 1.5 | 9 | 9.8 | 2.0 | |||||
| Total | 87 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 48 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 0.157 | ||||
| VO2Max, mL·kg−1·min−1 | Normal | 17 | 51.1 | 2.6 | 73.3 | 0.001a | 23 | 48.7 | 2.2 | 67.2 | 0.001a |
| Overweight | 43 | 46.5 | 3.2 | 16 | 44.6 | 3.9 | |||||
| Obese | 27 | 36.8 | 5.9 | 9 | 34.1 | 4.0 | |||||
| Total | 87 | 44.4 | 6.8 | 48 | 44.6 | 6.3 | 0.853 | ||||
Significant at α = 0.05.